The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-09
MR. BLAINE'S ILLNESS.
HE Is SICK AT FORT GIBSON,
And has Beeu Detained There by an Attack
Of bronchial Catarrh-Though Unwell
ho will Start North To-day, his Destin.
alton Probably being Chicago.

ST. Louis, April s.-Ths Globe. .Democra
prints the following to-day:
sword was received In St. Louis lat,
last night to the effect that Mr.. James G
Blaine was seriously Ill at Fort Gibson
Indian Territory, and that physiclans hat
been telegraphed for"
A private dispatch has been received Ia
this city to-day from Fort Gibson, Indian
Territory, stating that Mr.. Blaine has .
severe cold and Is threatened with pneu
monis.
No particulars have yet been received
but a dispatch has been cent to Colonel
Coppinger, the commandant OF the pos,
and son.in.law OF MIR. Blaine, asking for
the iacts, and they will be reported as soon
as they are received. FET
1t Ia understood that Mr.. Blaine has
boon In bad health for some time, and that
his trip West and prospective European
tour are taken for the purpose OF obtain
ing rest and atrength. He has had a
cough for some time, and during bis West.
ern tour has exposed himself several
times, and as result has taken cold, Mr..
Blaine has had throat troubles ever since
1854, when he made 80 many speeches.
Mr.. Il. U. kerens, a near personal friend
OF MIR. Blaine, accompanied by DR.. II, Fl.
Mudd, a prominent physician of this city,
lett here at l +. N. by apecial train Tor Fort
Gibson. None OF the circumstances lead.
ing up to MIR. Blaipe's illness are yet
known here, but particulara are momen-
tarily expected and will be reported in
stantly on their receipt.
The inference naturally drawn from thu
fact that physician has gone from here
to see and perhaps attend Mr. Blaine in
the face OF the probable fact tha. there is
a ekilliul army surgeon at Fort Gibson, is
that he is, or is likely to be a6rionsIy i'll.
10 determine this, however, further ad.
vices will have to be awaited. Meantime
the private telegram previously referred
to giving the statement OF Mr. Blaino's
physician, is as followa: "Mr. Blaine ia
doing well; only slight fever. Pulse good,
sO per minute, respiration, 10"
NATURE or Ills ILLNESS.
ST. Louis, April S.-The following dis.
patch wasreceived by the Associated Press
at $3.50 tonight i'll reply to atelegram cent
this morning to the commandant Of the
post at Fort Gibson asking for an account
Of Mr.. Blaine's sickness:
Fort gibson, I. T., April s.
To The associated Press:
Mr.. Blaine ia suffering from bronchial
catarrh with fever Of q remittipy tyne.
He aleeps we'll, and has no typhoid symp.
toms. His respiration ia normal, IL per
minute
[signed.l CuAs. P. BERNIE,
Post Surgeon.
A dispatch to the Associated Press from
Denieon, Texas, says: The manager of the
telegraph office at Gibson station reports
that news was received there tonight at I
P. NJ, by telephone from Fort Gibson, In
dian Territory, and Gays: mir. Blaine is
quite sick; that he has cold and some
lever; that be is sleeping well, and ,ha. he
had bronchial catsrrh. His respiration is
normal. Two physicians are expected
there from st. Louis tonight"
We could not learn whether his condi.
;Ion was serious or not, as the post is
soma distance from the railroad, and the
telephone between these points was not
working well. There is no telegraph line
between the station and ths fort. 1t is
doubtful il anything later can be learned
tonight unless special messenger is sent
i'll from the tort to the station or to Mus.
kogee.
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